Why St. Patrick’s Day sucks March 16, 2018March 16, 2018 Cormac O’Brien Associating Ireland with alcohol isn't harmless By the time I was in second year at UVic, I was already annoyed by the concept of St. Patrick's Day. But when I checked...
New generation brings hope for gun control March 13, 2018March 7, 2018 Martlet Staff Thoughts and prayers aren’t enough anymore On Feb. 14, 17 people—mostly high school students—were shot and killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. This tragedy adds to the...
Mountains of royally wasted bagels March 12, 2018March 7, 2018 Elora Adamson Stores must do a better job donating food waste Victoria has a reputation as a fairly environmentally friendly city, and I’ve always thought people here seemed quite conscious of food waste....
Why Victoria marches March 12, 2018March 7, 2018 Anabelle Budd Violence towards Indigenous people in Canada is not only historical On Feb. 17, I participated in Victoria’s Stolen Sisters Memorial March, standing behind the Indigenous women, girls, and 2spirit drummers and...
Trudeau’s troubled trip to India March 6, 2018March 6, 2018 Blaine Willick For the majority of his time as Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau has been perceived as a golden boy by the rest of the world. But after his eight-day visit to...
Your vote still matters! February 28, 2018February 27, 2018 Sky T. Losier In fact, it might even be more important than it was before In any “normal” year, the UVSS election would have somewhere between a 15–20 per cent turnout rate; the former,...
Abortion: everyone’s right and nobody’s business February 27, 2018February 26, 2018 Natasha Simpson A response to the YPY demonstration For the second time in only a few months, University of Victoria students are protesting anti-abortion demonstrations on the university campus. Youth Protecting Youth...
Cannabis on campus is an election pipe dream February 25, 2018February 25, 2018 Anna James Sorry to kill your buzz, but legalization is hard work. Imagine this: you finish class and swing by the Campus Pharmacy, grab a pre-rolled joint and get really, really baked on...
One side does not fit all February 22, 2018February 22, 2018 Martlet Staff Lack of options in UVSS election means important issues go unmentioned This year’s UVSS election is taking on a different appearance than years’ past. Generally the election has at least two...
The predictable backlash to #MeToo February 18, 2018February 7, 2018 Anabelle Budd The #MeToo movement is making strides at upping the ante on a societal level when it comes to taking cases of sexual assault more seriously. The process and sentencing of...
